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Cambridge · O Level · Biology

October/November 2023 — Paper 1 · Variant 1.

40 multiple-choice questions · 40 marks

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Topics covered

  • Blood glucose control
  • Transpiration and translocation
  • Ecosystems and biodiversity
  • Inheritance
  • Features of organisms
  • Specialised cells, tissues and organs
  • Urinary system
  • Nutrient cycles
  • Diffusion and osmosis
  • Sexual reproduction in humans
  • Mammalian nervous system
  • Temperature control
  • Coordination and response in plants
  • Mammalian sense organs
  • Energy flow
  • Human gas exchange
  • DNA
  • Effects of temperature and pH
  • Anaerobic respiration
  • Diet
  • Disease
  • Heart
  • Sexual reproduction in plants
  • Blood vessels
  • Effects of humans on ecosystems
  • Asexual and sexual reproduction
  • Leaf structure
  • Enzyme action
  • Variation
  • Biotechnology
  • Biological molecules
  • Mineral nutrition
  • Active transport
  • Antibiotics
  • Human digestive system

Questions in this paper

  • Q1Features of organismsMCQ
  • Q2Features of organismsMCQ
  • Q3Diffusion and osmosisMCQincludes a figure
  • Q4Active transportMCQ
  • Q5Biological moleculesMCQ
  • Q6Enzyme actionMCQ
  • Q7Leaf structureMCQincludes a figure
  • Q8Mineral nutritionMCQincludes a figure
  • Q9Specialised cells, tissues and organsMCQincludes a figure
  • Q10Transpiration and translocationMCQincludes a figure
  • Q11DietMCQ
  • Q12Human digestive systemMCQincludes a figure
  • Q13Effects of temperature and pHMCQincludes a figure
  • Q14Human gas exchangeMCQincludes a figure
  • Q15Anaerobic respirationMCQ
  • Q16Anaerobic respirationMCQincludes a figure
  • Q17HeartMCQincludes a figure
  • Q18Blood vesselsMCQ
  • Q19DiseaseMCQ
  • Q20Mammalian nervous systemMCQincludes a figure
  • Q21AntibioticsMCQ
  • Q22DiseaseMCQincludes a figure
  • Q23Urinary systemMCQ
  • Q24Mammalian sense organsMCQ
  • Q25Mammalian sense organsMCQincludes a figure
  • Q26Blood glucose controlMCQincludes a figure
  • Q27Temperature controlMCQ
  • Q28Coordination and response in plantsMCQincludes a figure
  • Q29VariationMCQ
  • Q30Asexual and sexual reproductionMCQincludes a figure
  • Q31Sexual reproduction in plantsMCQ
  • Q32Sexual reproduction in humansMCQ
  • Q33Sexual reproduction in humansMCQincludes a figure
  • Q34DNAMCQ
  • Q35InheritanceMCQ
  • Q36BiotechnologyMCQincludes a figure
  • Q37Energy flowMCQ
  • Q38Nutrient cyclesMCQ
  • Q39Ecosystems and biodiversityMCQ
  • Q40Effects of humans on ecosystemsMCQ

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